The story behind Kiyoshi
Borrowed from Japanese きよし (Kiyoshi).
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): K IY0 OW1 SH IY0
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Kiyoshi ranked #8618 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Kiyoshi
Keiji
Borrowed from Japanese けいじ (Keiji).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Kenji
Borrowed from Japanese けんじ (Kenji). Borrowed from Japanese けんじ (Kenji). Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese けんじ (Kenji).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Koichi
Borrowed from Japanese こういち (Kōichi), a male given name with many variant kanji spellings.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ayumi
Borrowed from Japanese あゆみ (Ayumi). Borrowed from Japanese あゆみ (Ayumi).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Koji
Borrowed from Japanese こうじ (Kōji). Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese こうじ (Kōji).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- same starting sound
Mayumi
Borrowed from Japanese まゆみ (Mayumi).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Kiyoshi
Akiko
Borrowed from Japanese あきこ (Akiko). Borrowed from Japanese あきこ (Akiko). Borrowed from Japanese あきこ (Akiko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Akira
Borrowed from Japanese あきら (Akira).
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Atsuko
Borrowed from Japanese あつこ (Atsuko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Kiyoshi
Akiko
Borrowed from Japanese あきこ (Akiko). Borrowed from Japanese あきこ (Akiko). Borrowed from Japanese あきこ (Akiko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Akira
Borrowed from Japanese あきら (Akira).
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Atsuko
Borrowed from Japanese あつこ (Atsuko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length